Archive for the 'Art' Category

October 18th, 2009

Printed Origami Bird

Today I made an origami bird for one of my children, and came up with the idea of printing a bird pattern on the paper prior to folding it, so it would look more realistic. Here’s the end result:

I’ve made a few. My kids really like them.
I made the pattern by marking up a folded [...]

August 21st, 2009

Lagoon

Tuesday was our office’s annual Lagoon party. (Lagoon is a local amusement park.)
I took many photos of my family and other Lagoonishness.
I think this is my favorite:

I posted a selection of other favorites on Flickr.

August 15th, 2009

My Mom’s Gray Cat

I recently took a picture of one of my mother’s cats.

Last night I spent a few hours experimenting and touching it up, and came up with a version that I really like.

Detail:

Today I got an 8×10 print from Costco, and I think it turned out really nice.

February 4th, 2009

The Sun! It’s Back!

After years of online activity, I have a reasonable sample of data that says I go quiet every winter (from about December to February). Fortunately, the sun is coming back, and I am feeling increasingly communicative.
I recently stumbled across a program called MyPaint for my Nokia Internet Tablet (a handheld device similar to a PDA). [...]

December 5th, 2008

Camera Phobia

Today on the way to work, we stopped at the fedex office so Shaun (my ride) could drop off a package. While he went in and took care of that, I got out of the car and took some pictures of Timpanogos (including this one).

I went back to the car, and while I was putting [...]

November 24th, 2008

Princess Birthday

My youngest child just turned 6. She had a Princess-themed birthday party. I took this picture just before the party:

November 2nd, 2008

My World

For my birthday, my mother-in-law gave me a crystal globe.

October 8th, 2008

Walking With Kids

I took these photos on a walk with my kids today.

My instructions for this photo were "go stand by that fence." (No, he’s not actually beating her with a bottle of water in a sock, but that was the effect he was going for.)

Mum’s the word (because I can’t spell chrysanthemum).

Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! [...]